RFC 986 (rfc986) - Page 2 of 7
Guidelines for the use of Internet-IP addresses in the ISO Connectionless-Mode Network Protocol
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
RFC 986 June 1986
DOD IP Addresses in ISO CLNP
Octet
+--------------------------------------+ +--------
| Network Layer Protocol Identifier | 1 :
|--------------------------------------| :
| Length Indicator | 2 :
|--------------------------------------| :
| Version/Protocol Id Extension | 3 : Fixed
|--------------------------------------| :
| Lifetime | 4 : Part
|--------------------------------------| :
|SP|MS|E/R| Type | 5 :
|--------------------------------------| :
| Segment Length | 6,7 :
|--------------------------------------| :
| Checksum | 8,9 :
|--------------------------------------| +--------
| Destination Address Length Indicator | 10 :
|--------------------------------------| :
| Destination Address | 11 through m-1 : Address
|--------------------------------------| :
| Source Address Length Indicator | m : Part
|--------------------------------------| :
| Source Address | m+1 through n-1 :
|--------------------------------------| +--------
| Data Unit Identifier | n,n+1 :
|--------------------------------------| : Segment
| Segment Offset | n+2,n+3 : ation
|--------------------------------------| :
| Total Length | n+4,n+5 : Part
|--------------------------------------| +--------
| Options | n+6 through p : Options
Part
|--------------------------------------| +--------
| Data | p+1 through z : Data
+--------------------------------------+ +--------
Figure 1: PDU Header Format
Callon & Braun
